August 8, 2014 | Decanter Magazine
The real tragedy in the world of fine and rare wines per Maureen Downey in Chris Mercer’s “Wine Fraudster Rudy Kurniawan Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison.”
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August 7, 2014 | MarketWatch
Expert tips from Maureen Downey on avoiding wine fraud, including checking the label, cork, size, age, source, and cost in “You may be drinking fake wine” by Priya Anand.
July 8, 2014 | Taste China
Jancis Robinson interviews Maureen Downey about how she became the master authenticator.
July 5, 2014 | JancisRobinson.com
In “Downey – Routing the Fakers,” Jancis Robinson (OBE, MW) features Maureen Downey and her efforts, trials, and tribulations in exposing wine fraudsters and helping wine lovers and victims of wine fraud.
July 4, 2014 | Financial Times
Maureen Downey’s anti-counterfeit tools and wine fraud activism are not only yielding threats of bodily harm in Jancis Robinson’s “A Nose for Crime: Counterfeit Wines.”
June 13, 2014 | 20/20
ABC News investigates the multi-million dollar counterfeit industry with Maureen Downey in “What’s Really Being Poured Into Your Wine Glass?”
May 15, 2014 | Wine Enthusiast Magazine
Maureen Downey provides a guide to identifying bogus bottles to ensure wine collectors don’t get duped in “Is Your Wine a Fake?” by Andrew Hoover.
April 2014 | Decanter Magazine
John Stimpfig meets Maureen Downey, the wine world’s own Sherlock Holmes, who is in demand after a high-profile conviction. She talks about her success rate in getting refunds for collectors with fakes.
February 14, 2014 | The Drinks Business
Lucy Shaw asks Maureen Downey fun questions made famous by Marcel Proust in “The Proust Q&A”. Topics include Maureen’s wine fraud database, Deer Valley, and sharks.
December 22, 2013 | CBS Sunday Morning
Five-time James Beard award winner Martha Teichner consults Maureen Downey on identifying fake wine and discusses Bill Koch and Rudy Kurniawan in “Counterfeit wine: A Vintage Crime.”